Written By: Ankit Kumar | Updated: Sep 9, 2025, 6:50 PM
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The Asia Cup 2025 kicks off today, with the first match being played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi. India will play their first match against hosts UAE at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium tomorrow. This tournament is being seen as preparation for the T20 World Cup 2026, and all the teams are ready to go all out to win the title.
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Pakistan pacer Salman Mirza has recently come into the limelight. The 31-year-old Mirza made his international debut against Bangladesh after a brilliant performance in the PSL and scalped seven wickets at an economy rate of 5.21. He is a bowler who can break the backbone of any batting order.
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34-year-old Yassim Murtaza will make his debut as captain of the Hong Kong team. Bowling all-rounder Murtaza has taken 70 wickets at an economy of 6.33 in T20 internationals. He is an experienced player who can play the role of crisis solver for his team.
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UAE captain and opening batsman Muhammad Waseem has a strike rate of 155.73. He holds the record for the most 110 sixes in T20Is as a captain. His aggressive batting can destroy any bowling attack.
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India's young batsman Abhishek Sharma has scored two centuries in his T20I career so far. 17 matches at a strike rate of 193.84 prove that he can rattle the opposition in the powerplay. If the bowling is light, Abhishek can prove extremely dangerous.
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Just 19-year-old Allah Ghazanfar made his T20I debut recently, but there is depth in his bowling. He has taken 5 wickets twice in 11 ODIs. In the Asia Cup, he tends to tie up the opposition batsmen with spin.
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